FRAIA in action

The Fundamental Rights and Algorithm Impact Assessment (FRAIA) helps to map the risks to fundamental rights in the use of algorithms and to take measures to address the risks. The FRAIA was developed in 2021 by the University of Utrecht and was commissioned by the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations. Over the Fall of 2023 and Spring of 2024 a range of government bodies applied the FRAIA to 15 of their algorithms. The lessons learned have been compiled in a report. It comprises practical tips on how to do a FRAIA as well as holds recommendations to further develop the FRAIA. In an interview the authors of the report give a further explanation. It turns out that the participants to the FRAIA pilots were always positively surprised by the process and outcome of a FRAIA.